Connecticut Juvenile Justice Alliance Op Ed in the CT Mirror In this Op Ed Abby Anderson talks about The Color of Justice Opinion: Race, kids, and a path to change By Abby Anderson – Posted Wednesday, November 13, 2013 We have listed two excerpts from the full article. We encourage you to read the entire article. “Nobody should be resigned to injustice on this scale. Certainly the enormity of the problem is daunting. We can’t outlaw racism – though we can and should pursue laws and policies that reduce its power to harm children. And we should insist upon transparent reporting that will show the extent of racial disparity in a given school, town or judicial district.” “When people see data that reveal racial disparity in their work, they often insist, “I’m not a racist.” They sincerely mean that. Multiple studies show that most white Americans harbor some kind of negative associations toward members of other races. But social scientists are clear that these negative associations are not conscious. In other words, we choose to reject racism. But the deeper recesses of our psyches have not gotten that memo.”
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